Donor Spotlight: Educating Girls in Developing Countries
Luisa isn't supposed to be in school. She had been accepted into the Scholarship & Youth Development Program and matched with a sponsor, but shortly before the school year started last January, her sister called to tell us that Luisa, who is only 13 years old, was...
Why we go to Guatemala
We're happy to welcome our good friend (and über-talented photographer) Rebecca Wilks to Bookmarks today. She's traveled to Guatemala seven times over the last seven years and has been there to see the student she sponsors grow into a lovely young woman. Her most...
Technology Contributes to Student Success
Principal Pablo Xinico gets it. During a celebration earlier this year at his school, he wisely said, "Education is a critical base required for development in rural areas. In our globalized world, technology is now an even more important part of the education of our...
Ingrid Tobar Xico: Surpassing Statistics
One out of every four adults in Guatemala cannot read, and the average education level is a mere 4.1 years—the second lowest in all of Latin America. It is no coincidence that 75.6% of rural Guatemalans live below the country’s poverty line, earning less than $4 per...
Guatemala Field Report: Mario Yac Discusses the Textbook Program
Mario Yac, one of the Textbook Program's fearless leaders, shares some valuable insight regarding one of the schools that entered the program this year. We visited Maria del Carmen on the February Snapshot tour, and the best word to describe the school would be......